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234039 Sgt. John Barnfield DCM. 20th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Jack Barnfield was my grandfather's brother-in-law. They served together in the 20th Field Ambulance throughout WW1.
Jack was awarded the DCM in January 1915 for 'leading his stretcher bearers in a fearless manner at La Bouteillerie' near Ypres in October 1914. My grandfather was one of those stretcher bearers.
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234036 Pte. Bertie Pitts 20th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps Bertie Pitts was my grandfather. He arrived in France with the 20th Field Ambulance on 21st August 1914 and survived the war. He arrived in time for the retreat from Mons, was in Ypres several times and I believe on the Somme. They were on summer camp with the Territorials in Aberystwyth when war broke out and were immediately mobilised. They weren't even allowed to go home to say goodbye to their families apparently.
He served in the 20th Field Ambulance with his brother-in-law, Jack Barnfield, and his best friend from childhood Bert Button. He died in 1958 of cancer 2 years before I was born.
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215395 Pte. John Purvis 20th Coy. Royal Army Medical Corps (d.28th Oct 1918) John Purvis enlisted at Jarrow and served in 20th Company Royal Army Medical Corps. He died aged 26 on the 28th October 1918 and is buried at Jarrow Cemetery.
John was born in Jarrow 1892, son of Robert Thomas and Isabella Purvis nee Stephenson of 44 Prince Consort Road, Jarrow.
1911 census shows family living at above address with father Robert Thomas Purvis (58) a metal moulder in the shipyard, his wife of 30 years Isabella (51) and three of their surviving 4 children. Robert (28) single, a brass moulder in the shipyard, Thomas (20) and John (18) both single and paper makers in paper mills
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